New Delhi, Dec. 26 -- The length of India's operational natural gas pipelines reached 25,429 km as the country moves toward a fully connected national gas grid. This expansion is part of a larger plan to ensure energy security and provide cleaner fuel across all regions.

According to the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas' year-end press release, the government is currently working on another 10,459 km of pipelines. To make gas prices fair for everyone, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board started a system called "One Nation, One Grid, One Tariff." This system makes transportation charges the same across 90 per cent of the pipelines, so people do not pay more just because they live far away.

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